Norman Gasbarro | December 17, 2014
In October 2014, Philadelphia residents and visitors were treated to the opening of a new section of the Schuylkill River Trail – a “boardwalk” in the river running from Walnut Street to South Street and extending the ambitious trail further south and bringing it closer to completion. The “boardwalk” is actually a bridge with a […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 29, 2014
On 30 October 1880, the Harrisburg Patriot ran the following story: The funeral of Mr. George Armstrong, late of Wiconisco, on Sunday morning was a very large one. Deceased served faithfully in the Ninth Pennsylvania Cavalry during the late war, and was interred with military honors. He died rather suddenly of an abscess on the […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 15, 2014
The print of a political cartoon shown here is from Harper’s Weekly, June 1862, and is available at the Library of Congress. How much whiskey was “too much whiskey?” Was there a “whiskey ration” during the Civil War? The following quotes are from another blog: For additional relief from the meager and unappetizing meals, whiskey […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 1, 2014
Daniel Engle (or Engel) enrolled in the 96th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, as a Private, on 1 October 1861, at Donaldson, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, and was mustered into service on the same day at Pottsville. He gave his age as 32, but other records indicate he was actually born in 1829 and was closer to […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 27, 2014
On 12 September 1861, a 25 year-old John Coffield enrolled in the 96th Pennsylvania Infantry at Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. On 23 September, he was mustered into Company H as a Private. The record indicates that he died on 11 November 1864, at Richmond, Virginia. His name was found in a list of Schuylkill County […]
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